Can you answer Missy’s question about Chocolate?:

In what would I put some chocolate truffles I made to give as a present?
I was thinking something like a little box.

Thanks

Thanks for both your suggestions!

Would a little glass box be a good idea?

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Gift baskets have emerged as very popular modes in recent times and this tendency is a prevalent practice in the western cultures. Various kinds of gift baskets are available for sale in different alluring packages and chocolate gift baskets are a variant of the different kinds of gift baskets that are available for sale. It is necessary to mention here that these gift baskets are available at various price ranges from under $50 to even more expensive pricings. Therefore it is possible for one to make choices according to one’s budget. Chocolate gift baskets are usually filled with different varieties of assorted chocolates according to one’s choice. There are different kinds of chocolate gift baskets available currently in the market. Gift baskets may often be wrapped in golden wrappers or golden meshed boxes covered with glittering decorations and these may contain different kinds of biscotti immersed in dark chocolate varieties or even creamy milk chocolates covered on the top with creamy caramel pecan cluster toppings. Very often gift baskets are adorned with exquisitely crafted berries made up of dark chocolates or white chocolates depending upon the choice of the consumer and these are beautifully curved and look elegant.

White chocolate shavings, chocolate almonds and chocolate swizzles and chips are popular ingredients that compose a gift basket. At times, gift baskets containing chocolate items are designed specifically for holiday purposes. These include contents like mocha chocolate truffles, chocolate popcorns, Swiss chocolate bars and chocolate brownies. Chocolate espresso cakes, chocolate biscotti chunks and pretzels are a chocolate lover’s delight and therefore gift baskets comprising of these items are ideal for a chocolate lover. Apart from chocolate cookies and other items, chocolate chips are to be found in almost every chocolate gift basket. Chocolate gift baskets are often made up of delicious and alluring chocolate dipped cookies and the chocolate chips, swizzles, truffles and coconut shavings are beautifully adorned by strawberries which make the gift basket look very attractive. Dark Belgian chocolates and chocolate licorice are very popular items that make up chocolate gift baskets and are passionately admired by chocolate lovers. However, these chocolates are a bit expensive and hence these gift baskets are expected to be a bit high priced.

Chocolate gift baskets are also quite popularly presented as birthday gifts especially to children. In such cases, apart from multifarious kinds of assorted chocolates and chocolate chips and candies, stuffed toys are also attached to these baskets to appeal to the young children.



Thanks to Robert Baird for contributing this article to our Chocolate blog:

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Can you answer James’s question about Chocolate?:

I’m wanting to make some truffles for my mum who is feeling a bit down she likes chocolate but i don’t have any creme, i want them to be a surprise so i can’t get any cream what can i use?
i have baileys could i use that?

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Can you answer Edward’s question about Chocolate?:

My girlfriend made her first batch of chocolate truffles today (soooo good!). She coated some with cocoa powder, coconut, and others with powdered sugar.

The powdered sugar ones soaked through the white powdered sugar, like the powdered sugar melted partially or got wet or something

All of the truffles were cooled, they were in the fridge to firm up before they were formed into balls so we know heat wasn’t the problem.

Does anyone know how to coat them and have the powerdered sugar stay it’s regular bright white color?

Thanks!

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